The target of Balak and Balaam is Israel, which in gematria and ordinal number is 605, as follows: The difference between the above two names is: 699 – 466 = 233, which is the gematria of ...

In this unusual story, Balaam, an ostensibly righteous servant of God, convinces himself that he has the divine blessing to curse the Jewish people. Wooed by Balak, the king of Moab, Balaam is ...

If Torah portions had thematic titles instead of using a word near the beginning that’s easy to spot, this would not be Parashat Balak but Parashat … Balaam. (You knew that.) This week ...

Balak resolved to curse the Israelites and sent for a professional soothsayer named Balaam, offering him a hefty sum to pronounce the curse. God warned Balaam not to curse His chosen people ...

Chapter 22 to Chapter 24 A long and seriously bizarre episode about Moabite King Balak and the seer Balaam. The story goes like this: Balak, fearing the Israelite army, sends messengers to Balaam ...

In addition, both leaders rely on sorcerers – in the case of Pharaoh, the chartumim (magicians); in the case of Balak, the heathen prophet Balaam – to achieve their horrific goal. And in ...

This week he comments on the Torah section of Balak. "And Balak and Balaam offered a cow and a ram on the altar." This weekly Torah section deals with two wicked people - Balak and Balaam.

There is a story in Numbers 22:6-35 about a prophet named Balaam and a King named Balak. Balak was the enemy of Israel and he believed in the prophet so much that he believed that if Balaam would ...

God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor the king of Moab has sent [them] to me, [saying], ‘Behold the people coming out of ...